Archive for month: July, 2014

We had some nice cool weather for our dives off the Sea Fox this afternoon. It was great to see some families out enjoying the seas on this beautiful day!

Students had small classes today which was really cool! We had a lot of different groups doing different things, but sharing one passion for diving.

We dropped down onto a large group of turtles at Koko Crater. There are always a lot of turtles at this site but today was crazy! We must have seen 10+ turtles. Needless to say divers enjoyed the first dive and did fantastically on all of their skills.

Divers got to enjoy a nice break and some snacks for their surface interval as we made our way over to the next dive site.

Over at Angler’s, we had great visibility! As always, the reef ledge was teeming with wildlife and there was so much to see!

As the photos prove, we had a lot of camoflague animals on the reef and it was fun finding each of them. Look close enough and youll discover so much about the ocean,

Again, it was so awesome to see all the families out on the water and so many people who were interested in diving! We love to share our passion for the sea and hope to see you guys out on the boat again!

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CREW: Marnie (inst) Dave (inst) Jess (inst) Neil (cptn) Steve (crew)

DIVE PROFILES: Koko Crater: 81*, W current, 40 ft max depth, 35min dive time

Angler’s Reef: 81*, W current, 43ft max depth, 38min dive time

WEATHER: Partially cloudy, breeze, 82*

MARINE LIFE: pincushion sea star, green sea turtles, eels, urchins, wrasse, trumpetfish

awesome diving today, with a group of Rimpac visitors wanting to check out the Corsair airplane wreck.  perfect conditions, meaning great viz and mild current, along with sunny blue skies were the order of the day.  Max took the 6 Rimpac divers in, and then i jumped in with another six, Franco, Maria (from Russia!), peter, alesha, jake, and sid.  all good divers!  nice and clear, so good views of the garden eels, plus several eels hanging out in the wreck! 2nd jump was a drift of Fantasy, and the current picked up, so we had to crisscross over the reef in order to not pass over it too quickly!  turtles, sharks, octopus, lots of reef fish, plus coral and swim-throughs.  always a great dive!  thanks to all for safe diving.  larry, max, joe

 

Another wonderful morning on the Sea Fox diving on the southeast side of Oahu.  We had a small group today with Troy, Nick, Kat, and Marcus for a couple deeper dives with a slight south swell and moderate winds.  The water was clear and there was little current on the LCU as we got in the water. Right away on the bottom there was a frogfish hiding on the wreck and schools of goatfish all about. We also found a white tip reef shark hiding under the wreck but it quickly took off from the area as we got close. Soon it was time to head up and get to the next site.

For the second dive we drifted Fantasy Reef and had great viz and a strong current as we jumped in the water.  There were turtles all over the site with some swimming about and a few resting on the bottom.  We also found another white tip reef shark cruising around in the surge near one of the swim thru sections.  The current took us off the reef pretty quickly but the dive was great and a good start to the week.

Today was a great day to learn how to dive! The weather was fantastic and all of the divers were excited to hop in the water with such awesome conditions.

At Koko Crater, divers dropped down onto awesome visibility and calm seas which made it very easy for the students to do their skills. We got to spend time with some of the turtles and other marine life.

We did some navigation skills with a compass to complete the skill set required for certification and the students did fantastic! It was really cool to see how different it is to navigate under the waves.

It seemed as though many of the creatures that we encountered were having an “afternoon nap” and were doing a great job of blending in with their surroundings.

At our second site, Anglers Reef, divers had a lot of fun exploring the site. Since we completed most of the skills on the first dive, the students got to spend a little more time playing around in the ocean.

There were so many fish out and around the reef ledge, it made for a really great dive.

It was great to see a lot of families out enjoying the water and becoming certified. It is really something that, as instructors, love to pass on. Our love for diving and our love of the ocean.

We saw a ton of crabs around the site too! We had a lot of eyes  checking each of the small holes around the reef. There was so much to see!

Thanks again to all of the divers who came out with us this afternoon on the Sea Fox. Congrats to the new PADI divers!

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CREW: Marnie (instructor) Carlos (divemaster) Joe (captain) Kelsey (crew)

PROFILES: Koko Crater: 81*, max bottom time 38min, max depth 40ft, visibility 90ft

Anglers Reef: 81*, max bottom time 34min, max depth 43ft, visibility 90ft

 

It was a perfect morning for diving today off the southeast side of Oahu. We had a great group of divers as we made our way out to the Corsair for the first dive.  The viz was wonderful as we could see the wreck from the surface and hit the water right away. There was a huge school of goatfish on the bottom as well as butterflyfish and damselfish swimming around.  It was a great first dive and soon it was time to head up for the next dive.

For the second dive we motored around Diamond Head and dove the YO-257.  Again we had great visibility and little current as we dropped down the line.  There were fish everywhere with snappers, wrasses, and butterflyfish all over the wreck.  There were also a couple turtles on the wreck.  We had a great dive with the Atlantis sub cruising around and wonderful fish life all about.

For the last dive we planned to drift the wall at Portlock but with a paddleboard race happening we changed plans with too many boats around.  We headed to Anglers Reef which had great viz and nice calm conditions for a great relaxing last dive.  There was great life around the reef with tons of fish life.  There were a few eels hiding around the reef with an undulated morey and a couple yellowmargin moreys about. We also found a few scorpionfish and a couple leaf scorpionfish hiding on the reef. It was a great end to the day and a wonderful end to the weekend.